by Paul Douglas | Apr 15, 2022 | Weather
April 14, 2018. Good times.Paul Douglas 2022: Similarities to Tormented Spring of 2018 A handful of Minnesota weather moments are etched into my psyche: The Halloween Blizzard of ‘91. The KARE-11 Tornado of ‘86. Flowers blooming in March, 2012. And the 11” of snow...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 14, 2022 | Weather
All sharing options Oh please let it come true…ECMWF Guidance for MSP: weatherbell.com It Bears Repeating: I’m Only The Messenger If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 13, 2022 | Weather
NOAA The Unsavory Art of Weather Prediction Trolls are everywhere. “Paul, you just go with whatever the weather models tell you to say.” Thanks for reaching out! And no, that’s not how it works. Meteorologists rely on weather models for forecasts beyond 24 hours. The...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 12, 2022 | Weather
Glacier is finally melting…Paul Douglas Spring Extremes Play Out Overhead This Week Mother Nature requires an intervention. Springs are fickle at this latitude – some days it’s hard keeping the big picture. History may be a guide, however imperfect. Spring...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 1, 2022 | Weather
Ice Out is Weeks AwayPaul Douglas Hurry Up April. We’re Counting On You Let me get this straight. March came in like a kimono dragon and went out like a chihuahua? I get my proverbs and animals mixed up. Nope. March came in like a belly-flop and went out like a...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 31, 2022 | Weather
Freezing rainPaul Douglas Stalled Spring? Please Blame La Nina A year ago ice was coming off area lakes and Minnesotans had an unmistakable spring in their step. After the coldest winter in 8 years we are all sitting by the phone, waiting for spring to ring us up and...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 30, 2022 | Weather
Risk of a glacier…Paul Douglas Spring Shuffles Into Town Next Week Cringe-worthy weather factoids you won’t find on the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce website. 1). Latest flurries on record in the metro area? May 28, 1965. [insert laugh track here] 2). 26.1” of...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 29, 2022 | Weather
NOAA GFS Temperatures for MSPweatherbell.com Reluctant Spring Ramps Up Again Next Week Should meteorologists be canceled when they say things we don’t want to hear? Are there times censorship of the 7-Day is appropriate? What are the limits of free speech in late...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 25, 2022 | Weather
Spring Fever on HoldPaul Douglas Chilly Bias Expected Into Early April Meteorologists at my weather consulting company, Praedictix, are all scratching their heads in unison this morning. It would appear that Old Man Winter has canceled spring, at least for the next...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 24, 2022 | Weather
More Slushy Encounters On The Way I’m not superstitious, but it would be bad luck (and bad form) to remove driveway stakes anytime soon. Or banish your heavy jacket to cold storage. That would be presumptuous and woefully premature. Tantalizing flashes of spring are...
